Telegram-herald., 1887-06-10
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aanoanceS TIE eaiiers 70 The presi1ept WAS ABB
seat frons his pcss. AMI tie eoiored nian
whose cannon bal bead bows yea ls.to tbs
priVats secretary ; room was not g. he seen.
| The peeslisuf's roonl bore tie same deserted
air. aiAd the house reminded me q those
havs seen for rent -fally furnished" 1hs
president dosA was ia complete order. lis
I papers hsd te~n carefully piled up. and his
gfeat sGsel gen WAS laid On the top OF q
| bundle OF lsgal looking paoeFs and his ink-
! stand was cl0sed LAmoafs desx Was in sina-
| liar order. and the only striking feature that
no1z Lotls tbs place of his working hand
Is a parer weight of glass Through which
| shines out the face of Presldsnt Cleveland.
| The eyes Of tbs face are turned directly
/ toward Ar. Healey. who presides over La
uiont's room during bis absence. and whoss
mouth IS - tightly closed as that ot the Cod
| dess Of Silence. -
| President Cleveland Is exceedingly fond Of
| the mountains. lie spent bis vacations in
| tbs Adirondaefs when be was governor of
/ New YORK. and has first vacation as president
| was taken there. Isast year he ciaoss the top
| OF the Aiisghenies for the scene Of his honey
/ moon, end now he has taken bis wife 20 his
| old canning ground 10 spend the anniversary
| of their marriage very pretty story was
| told me at the tifne OF his nomination OF one
| Of his earlier adventures while on one OF his
| gubernatorial vacations. Some Of the men
| at the hotel where his party were stopping
| snot doe and captured little faun. aien
1 they brought 70 tie hotel There were sey-
| eral Ia the party. and il was question as 10
| whom The fiwa belonged and as 20 what
| should be done with IL Tho ladies OF the
| hotel were unaniID0us, FOR setting the trenl-
| bling little thing az liberty. but the men OBJ
| jected. Il was finally decided to leave the
| matter 10 Governor Cleveland. sort OF
| trial was then held and arguments for and
| against letting the lawn 90 we're made. Gov
esnor Cleveland listened 70 tive end and then
| promptly said ne would decide that the fawn
| 60 free, anG il was liberated.
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Cleveland Is the oaly president we have
had for many years who has taken his vaca-
tiOns in the mountains Washington went
| 10 his home az Mount Vernon whenever he
! could get an opportunity, and his visitors
! during his STAY there were so numerous that
| the milk OF 100 cows was not enongh TO
| supply his table. he appareatly liked tray
! cling, md ds:riiig his presidency be nl0se a
| tour oi the south in a white chariot with fine
| horses. he received an ovation every where
and 10 was always well treated. lie made
| also tour OF the eastern states, but would
| not 80 into Rhode Island. and John Hancock,
the governor OF Massachusetts,, insulted him
! by refusing 20 call upon him when he first
came 20 Boston. lie stared at his own house
and sail that be was as big rs Washington,
| who was nothing more than the chief OF e
| confederation OF states. while he himself was
| the chief Of q state. He finally called upon
| the president wien the citizens Of Boston
cried shame" and made him do 50. Jeffer-
son. Madison and Monroe took their vaca-
tions IL going 10 their homes, which were in
Virginia and not far away. And the two
Adsmses went to Quincy, near Boston. An
| drew Jackson used To 90 down the Potomac
with Amos Kendall and spend week at a
time fslirg from pile of rocks in the center
| of Hampton Roads, which Is now known as
Fort Wool or the RIP Raps.' and John
Tyler ownsd a little country house on
| sle banks az little lake near
Fortress Monroe. Buchanan sometimes lef;
Washington for Wheatland, his country
horne near Lancaster, Pa, and President
Lincoln was too busy during bis presidency tc
get much farther away from Washington
than the Scltiiers Home cottage which lie
occupied during the summers Of the war.
Grant liked the seaside. and he was horn
Traveller. tie went TO Long Branch often
during his presidency. and Arthur did like
wise. s&~
Garfield was Just starting for Long Branch
when b. was assassIated b. Cuiteau ia the
depot here. anl it is remarkatle that the
presidents iRour past who hsve Travelled dur
ing their administrations have met with
trouble during tb,ir trims Andrew Jactsor
received eile greatest insult of his life when hs
ives en- the way 70 lay the corner stone OF tis
monument 70 tho mother OF Washington Al
FreGericksb8rx, Va The steamer IA which
he iefk -" "ashinEton stopped az Alexandria
and during the wait a discharged naval leu
tenant rushed into the calm and thrIlsfina
his hand into the presidents face vio.enfly
pulled his nose. The MANS name WIS Ran
dolph. ard his frientis hurried him av-av be
| fore Jackson couI5 retaliate. During his trir
70 The north President Jackson narrowly
escaped death from ths breaking sovn of !
br;ise in New York city. and his horse tool
fright on Broadway and would have thrown
him had be net been an excellent rider. On
another occasion the vadjing of a cannon
came within a few inches 81 singing hi
stid white hair. and. On tbe whole, BIZ
famous Trip was fuIl of accidents. .ohn Ty
Ter came near being blown to pieces durins
the excursion which be. in cosnrany with 81
cabinet 1na others. made down the Potonas
en Ire Pfiaceton. Tks ttfp was Tor the tes:
inz of rev enn. The gea burst ana kills
two members q the catipet AMI Also Mr
Cardner, who bad fTo very pretty daughter,
with hisn on boars Il i safd that Tyier
caught Gre Of th>se daughters in his arm.
whsn sbs was ahoat = faint assaY aad ssal
here begun he lose ehich Afterwards caused
him r. 1aArry be-.
Andrew Johzon vas ansaher prssiaeni
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arouna TIE eiryis bsspssi to defeat his nsanina
tion and il did him niare harc1 shasi good
Arthur. tboszh ha traFslel a xrnst deal dur.
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